Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
BIG BUGS EVERYWHERE RIck Ockleman with a 22.5" Green Drake Eater and a Drake below that was hanging out on our cooler. Yesterday the action with big bugs continued. The Green Drakes increased their range while March Browns and Isonychia continue to emerge. During the day and last night passing rain storms continued to fall on the region. Some areas received localized heavy downpours while other areas only had light rain. In the area I fished we had the downpours and we floate
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
GREEN DRAKES AND ISONYCHIA ARE ON THE WATER! The fish above is a 20 incher taken on the maiden voyage of our new StealthCraft Raft. The photo below is a Snapper we saw chilling on a rock wondering when the sun is coming out. Over the last few the insect hatches have been improving fast. The Drake sightings here and there became a full hatch yesterday. The Green Drakes emerged heavily on the Beaverkill all afternoon. There was also a respectable Hatch of Drakes over most of th
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
Memorial Day 2017 Happy Memorial Day to all as we remember those who sacrificed for our great country! The Fly fishing remains very good across the system. There is a good rain falling now which should give our rivers a nice refresh. Water levels are expected to rise throughout the day. There was a light hatch of some green drakes yesterday. The big bugs are coming! Look for a more detailed report tomorrow and throughout the coming week.
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
WEEKEND OUTLOOK Last night Guide Zach's guys doubled up on dry fly Browns Another weekend is upon us. This one is looking pretty good as water levels are perfect for all and the big insect hatches are underway. The overall fishing is good just about everywhere but there are a lot of options. The tailwater and freestone rivers are offering a vastly different fishing experience from one another. The tailwaters are decent but in my opinion not the best choice at this time. They
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
GOOD FISHING ALL AROUND THE RIVER SYSTEM Yesterday brought us another good day of fishing for all of our Baxter House guests. Our guides were spread out around the region and all brought their people back with good reports and some awesome photos. There was once again a good steady pick of rising fish throughout the day. There is just enough insect activity to keep the trout looking up. The daytime action is a combination of a lot of bugs. There is always something in the dri
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
SULFURS ARE ON THE WATER! Yesterday the Dry fly action bounced back in a good way. Several of our float trips were able to dry fly fish for the entire day. Others mixed it up with nymphing and killed it with this method. On the Main Stem and Lower East the action really picked up since the water levels got manageable. On my float trip yesterday we started with nymphs and had instant action. We took 2 fish right away and found our first riser within 10 minutes of the launch. F
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
Yesterday's rainfall had no effect on our local river. Over the last 24 hours our river have continued to slowly drop in flow rate. The overcast skies and light rainfall did however contribute to the best emergence of March Browns to date. The Main Stem and the Beaverkill had quite a bit of action with these large insects. The lower East had a sharp increase but the fish welcomed them with only lackluster feeding. This March Brown action is sure to get better daily and we can
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
RIVER CONDITIONS CHANGING RAPIDLY There has been a good amount of change in the river conditions since my last report. The most significant is the dropping river flows. Across the system every river is steadily dropping with varying rates. The largest difference from last week to today is on the East branch. The Upper river went from difficult wading and dominated by drift boats to looking like a gentle spring creek again. The flow is down about 700 cfs. in a week to the curr
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
WEEKEND OUTLOOK Above are the hands of Hugh Cornwall who took this Urchin Bugger eating beast during the heat of the day from crystal clear water on his float trip yesterday. THE REPORT This weekend will offer visiting anglers the best river conditions since the Trout season opened on April first. Our rivers are finally at manageable flows and there is good weather forecast for the next few days. Currently all of our rivers except the Main Stem Delaware have good flows for wa
Fly Fishing Report for the Upper Delaware and Catskill Rivers
The photos above and below are Apex Predator Rich Julian holding 22.5" of East branch Power. This was our best fish on yesterday's float. Taken on one of our Hackle Wing Spinners! THE REPORT The fly fishing is very good across the system but in some areas it is incredible. The Tailwaters, East and West branches have lots of action with dry flies. Hendricksons and Hendrickson spinners are on the water in a big way. Our guests are killing it every day. We have been handling bot
